The Marketing Machine

Second annual BioNight celebrates gains in Charlotte business, science and education

February 09, 2010 By: NCTechNews Category: Biotechnology

(Charlotte, N.C.) On February 25, BioNight 2010: A Celebration of BioAchievement will provide a unique showcase for the success of local researchers, entrepreneurs, educators and businesses involved in biotechnology and the life sciences. Hosted by NC BioConnect, The North Carolina Biotechnology Center and Discovery Place, the special event will recognize key accomplishments made by Charlotte-area companies and individuals.

“In part, this is a chance for people in the life science community to connect with each other and celebrate our accomplishments,” said Scott Ferguson, NC BioConnect Chair and Regional Sales Manager at Groninger USA. He added, “It also gives us an opportunity to raise the level of awareness of something that’s so important to the economic health of North Carolina.”

BioNight, running from 6-9pm at Discovery Place, will feature a keynote presentation by Bruce Parker, CEO of Parker Medical Associates. A chemist, inventor, entrepreneur and longtime Queen City resident, Parker will address the growth and potential of biotech businesses in the greater Charlotte area. Also, awards recognizing outstanding BioAchievement in Research and Education will be presented by last year’s winners: Pinku Mukherjee, Ph.D., the Irwin Belk Distinguished Scholar in Cancer Research at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and Tamica Stubbs, biology teacher at E.E. Waddell High School, respectively. Names of this year’s winners will be announced at the event.

More than 200 people attended last year’s inaugural BioNight, a healthy turnout that Ferguson saw as a sign of an active and engaged local biotech community. “There are so many exciting things going on in the life sciences – in schools, at universities, in startups and at larger companies. The more we can make people aware of that, the more we’ll be able to make connections in the larger academic and professional communities for the benefit of the entire region.”

About NC BioConnect:  Funded primarily through a generous grant from the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, NC BioConnect is a nonprofit regional exchange group whose mission is to foster and promote interaction between academia, industry and government agencies involved in the life sciences and biotechnology in the greater Charlotte region.

Comments are closed.

← Independent research firm recognizes SAS as a leader in predictive analytics, data mining
PPD reports fourth quarter and full year 2009 financial results →

  • Packaging Cures
    RTP-based advertising and branding firm The Marketing Machine helped overcome the issue of illiteracy among medical patients in Ghana, South Africa in designing packaging for the only manufacturer of anti-retroviral drugs in the region, creating individual icons and colors to help patients understand which drugs they needed, regardless of their ability to read.

    Broadband Stimulus
    Two grants funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act are being used by MCNC to expand broadband connectivity and services throughout North Carolina and create more than 1,000 engineering and construction jobs, the organization said.

    Video: QC in Pharma Mfg


    Defense Industry Gets More Competitive
    U.S. troop level decreases and shrinking armed forces budgets will lead to increased competition and a change in business operations for military contractors in North Carolina and throughout the nation, according to defense industry contracting expert Lea Strickland, requiring a more strategic and tactical approach to developing professional, properly-designed bid proposals.

    A Leg Up for Students
    Innovative concept-to-marketplace product design and development firm Montie Design is holding a Winter 2012 Student Design Contest for aspiring product designers in community colleges, four-year colleges, or high schools from North Carolina and Virginia, starting February 1.

    getting from lab 2 line
    The leader in analytical instrumentation for the pharma manufacturing industry has named a new COO responsible for manufacturing, engineering, software development, and project management for hardware and software products such as the VTT-1000 multi-variant testing device, breaking down barriers to speeding-up the drug manufacturing pipeline and cutting-down on drug shortages.

  • Recent Headlines

















free web site traffic and promotion